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Child rapist sentenced to life in prison

A Randolph man was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday after his conviction for rape of a child as a second offense.

William "Frank" Andrade, 57, was convicted of three counts of rape of a child and five counts of indecent assault and battery on a child.

Judge Elizabeth Fahey found that he was the same individual convicted of rape of a child in 1992 -- a crime for which he was sentenced to seven to 10 years in prison.

Fahey sentenced Andrade to life in prison with a concurrent 20- to 25-year prison term, followed by lifetime probation in the event that he is ever granted parole.

"As difficult as this case was to try, it was far more daunting for the victim, a young girl, to live through," Suffolk County District Attorney Daniel F. Conley said. "Not only was she abused by a man she knew and trusted, but her account of that abuse was questioned, second-guessed, and cross-examined in a room full of strangers."

Andrade was a friend of a parent of the victim who used his position of trust to gain access to her.

The evidence showed that Andrade began sexually assaulting her at his place of work and other locations when she was between the ages of about 11 and 13, that he gave her money and electronics, and told her that she shouldn't tell what he was doing or he would "go to jail for a long time."

The victim did, however, disclose the abuse to a friend. That friend told a parent, who in turn notified police.

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